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2023-10-15: Measuring smartphone slow-mo

Measuring the effective frame-rate of a smartphone camera by blinking LEDs and debunk deceiving technical specifications.

2023-01-13: Carbon fibers in 3D-printing

Microscope images of fiber-infused 3D printed objects showing partial exposure of the fibers. These fibers are sheared on contact, becoming a potential irritant for regular users.

2018-04-20: Making a Window Manager (part 1) (updated: 2018-04-30)

An over-detailed description about building a motorized controller for inner office shades, starting from scratch.

2014-10-10: ZSH “show-ambiguity” style (updated: 2015-05-20)

Highlighting the first ambiguous character in completions allows to improve the interaction with prompt expansion with many similarly-named files. A feature first seen in Emacs 23.1 is now also available in ZSH.